Built the thing but it wont boot off my W7 disk :(

d|b · 11 Mar 2010 at 01:02

So I have just built my computer and its seems to be working. I get to the point where it tries to boot of the HD or DVD and the Win7 disks spins up in the drive a few times, I wait then I get told:

DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER

I have one DVDRW and one HD. Both are connected to the mother with SATA cables. They are recognised in the BIOS and I see them when I boot.

I have attached the DVDRW so that its is on IDE Channel 1 in Master while the HD is on IDE Channel 2 also in Master.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks for the help!

d|b · 11 Mar 2010 at 01:35

I tried that and it didnt work. I have also tried using the "boot menu" on my BIOS to select the boot device (I selected CD ROM) but it did work either.

When I put the DVD in the drive it just spins up and then down and repeats....makes some strange noises meanwhile my screen is black is the words "Boot from CD/DVD: _" and a flashing cursor.

Is it possible that the DVD or the Driver itself is broken?

d|b · 11 Mar 2010 at 01:52

Arghhh...that could be a problem as I dont have another drive. I might just go out and buy a 4GB USB and boot off that.

d|b · 11 Mar 2010 at 11:28

Hey,

I did that this morning. Tried changing the IDE channel from 1 to 3. BIOS registered the change... (also surely everything is connected as it should if the BIOS finds the drive)

Dont have an other boot disk to hand but its a retail win7 disk so it should be fine?!

Still no luck...

d|b · 11 Mar 2010 at 14:32

Thats not good....

I purchased a 4GB USB stick so I am going to try and boot of that. I didnt really check the connectors to the HDD as I just assumed it was the DVD so I will do that when I get home.

d|b · 11 Mar 2010 at 16:38

I am going to try an make a bootable USB see if I can install windows like that and then if that doesnt work then I will try this Ultimateboot CD. Argh. Why cant it just work.

d|b · 11 Mar 2010 at 17:06

I use two separate cables to connect the HDD and DVD to the mobo

d|b · 11 Mar 2010 at 23:19

Well the people who bet on the DVD drive playing up were right. I borrowed a USB DVD driver from a colleague and am currently using it to install W7.

It seems I will need to return the optical drive and get a replacement which is really annoying as I hardly ever use the optical drive but its still something I have to do. I have to say that the USB drive is quite slow though...Still better than nothing and MUCH better than fiddling around creating a bootable USB stick.